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power station

American  

noun

Electricity.

  1. a generating station.

power station British  

noun

  1. an electrical generating station

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of power station

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Whether LiquidPiston’s engine is up to snuff as a portable power station for front-line troops will become evident by sometime next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

At Hinkley Point C, officials are planning "more fish protection measures than any other power station in the world," according to John Fingleton, who recently reviewed nuclear regulation for the UK government.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Now the new lightweight disco in a lobster pot has been tested, everyone hopes this final chapter in the extraordinary story of Britain's new nuclear power station will be complete.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Think of a portable power station as a huge phone brick, one big enough to keep your milk from spoiling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

TRW desperately needed programmers familiar with the particular software the power station used.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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